THERE WAS BALSA WOOD. IT’S BASICALLY ... Today, Guillow’s is one of the largest model airplane manufacturers in the U.S., producing over 80 model kits and 14 glider types, all from their ...

Imagine cutting a sheet of wood with nothing more than a utility knife. That's balsa for you. You may remember this ultralight-weight wood from model plane kits in childhood. Bring this material out ...

The RC planes ... Made out of balsa wood, he said it is a tighter flight than the planes constructed of foam. “The balsa wood sounds much different than a foam plane,” he said.

Many readers may fondly recall building rubber-band-powered balsa wood model airplanes ... The remote-control aircraft comes in the form of an assemble-it-yourself kit, and is the result of ...

Park Street’s buskers are like pied pipers who beckon the affluent to buy their handmade musical instruments (think wooden flutes ... stamps and retro aircraft assembling kits, this toy shop ...

Which Guillows model airplane kits are best? Flying through the air has captivated us for over a century. With so many famous flying machines throughout history, enthusiasts love to commemorate ...

An airplane with no propeller and wings that go ... and development process as he got his Pterothopter to soar. The model proved too nose-heavy in its maiden flight, but that’s nothing a little ...

The distinctive wood ... model was OK but kids around the old Carrigan school grounds favored simple glider flight contests. Wow. Those were the days. In fact, I may ask Santa for a balsa airplane ...

The plane's landing ... over the balsa wood typically used to build the plane they modeled their design on. This meant that, rather than just printing the same pieces in a kit, they'd have to ...